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prodigy
What does prodigy mean?
prodigy (noun): an unusually gifted or intelligent (young) person; someone whose talents excite wonder and admiration.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use prodigy in a sentence?
- She is a chess prodigy. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce prodigy?
/ˈpɹɑdədʒi/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does prodigy come from?
From Middle English prodige (“portent”), from Latin prōdigium (“omen, portent, prophetic sign”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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